Huntington North surged to a 22-9 lead after the first quarter and enjoyed a 38-25 advantage at the break. Coach Rob Irwin's squad deepened Southwood's hole to 57-30 after three frames and outscored the hosts 17-11 in the final stanza to cap the win.

In addition to scoring nine points, senior Kyle Platt corralled as many rebounds for the Vikings to record the game-high and help his team obliterate the Knights on the boards, 38-19. Platt also had a game-high six assists, and Hogan added five.

The Huntington North defense limited Southwood to 28.3 percent shooting as the Knights connected on just 13 of 46 field goal attempts for the game. Alex Harmon was Southwood's lone player in double figures, with 10 points.

The Knights, 1-1, managed to best the Vikings at the free throw line, where they sank 10 of 13 tries for 76.9 percent to 6 for 11 for 54.4 percent for the visitors.